Circulating leptin and adiponectin are associated with insulin resistance in healthy postmenopausal women with hot flashes.

Hot flashes have been postulated to be linked to the development of metabolic disorders. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between hot flashes, adipocyte-derived hormones, and insulin resistance in healthy, non-obese postmenopausal women.In this cross-sectional study, a total of 151 wome...

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Main Authors: Wan-Yu Huang, Chia-Chu Chang, Dar-Ren Chen, Chew-Teng Kor, Ting-Yu Chen, Hung-Ming Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5407749?pdf=render